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Mind maths: Battles for attention fought in the brain

Humans

Mind maths: Battles for attention fought in the brain

The way different neural networks compete for dominance echoes the battle for survival between predators and prey – the result may be your wandering mind

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Mind maths: Your personal prediction machine

Humans

Mind maths: Your personal prediction machine

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Mind maths: The elements of thought

Humans

Mind maths: The elements of thought

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Life

Swarm-mongering: Brainless blobs flock together

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Zoologger: How to eat without a digestive system

Life

Zoologger: How to eat without a digestive system

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Fluorescent protein lets us read a fish's thoughts

Life

Fluorescent protein lets us read a fish's thoughts

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Life

Two worms, same brains – but one eats the other

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Photosynthesis: Shaping the planet

Earth

Photosynthesis: Shaping the planet

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Tour of the body hardly gets under the skin

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A person asleep in bed and enclosed in a big bubble

Technology

Sleep and dreaming: Slumber at the flick of a switch

Wouldn't it be wonderful to pack a good night's sleep into fewer hours? Technology has the answer – and it could treat depression and even extend our lives too

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Life

US medical research chimps to retire to sanctuaries

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Photosynthesis: The emergence of quantum biology

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Photosynthesis: Frontiers

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Photosynthesis: Earth's life support system

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